BEST STUDENT FICTION / ROUGH CUT

BEST STUDENT FICTION / ROUGH CUT

Screening:
Palace of Culture Pernik, Hall 2
  • The Rabbit is Dead

    Hanis Bagashov Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Fiction, Arabic, Bulgarian, English, French, 00:20:00

    A young filmmaker, Eva, juggles life and her first film in development - narrated by her own fictional lead - in this witty and affecting portrait.

  • Dream up the title

    Klaudia Fortuniak Poland, Drama, Comedy, Polish, 00:19:46

    Małgorzata wanders through a city without rivers, seeking currents that no longer flow. She moves as if her own vitality has run dry, mirroring the city’s quiet exhaustion. A quirky tribute to a generation caught between youth and adulthood, haunted by the fear of missing the tide – and to the city of Łódź (Polish for ‘boat’), once abundant with water, now consumed by industry. logline: Łódź lies dry and riverless, and Małgorzata drifts into a journey to seek the waters that once flowed there. Movie had it's international premiere at International Film Festival in Rotterdam.

  • Corps en Chute

    Nicolas Schönberger France, Germany, Drama, Dance, French, 00:25:09

    Héron wants nothing more than to be seen for her hard work and her perfectionism. However, just before a big performance, her long-time dance partner is suddenly replaced: Héron now finds herself with a new dancer – Celeste – by her side. Celeste is the exact opposite of Héron: inexperienced, free-spirited, and completely undisciplined. In her attempt to defend her position in the ensemble, Héron is increasingly confronted with her own limits – and with the question of how much of herself she is willing to sacrifice for the choreography.

  • TANDEM

    Rafael Karim Kousz Austria, Germany, Fiction, German, 00:12:30

    Two saddles, one handlebar. Jan is the one riding, always getting his blind best friend safely to their destination. But how can they move forward together when each is following their own path?

  • Symphony of Skopje

    Kristijan Kostadinovski North Macedonia, Fiction, Macedonian, 00:18:15

    Lost in a cycle of collective apathy, a young man remains trapped in a soul-crushing job he’s too paralyzed to quit.